Watch the first trailer for 'Bombshell', based on the Fox News scandal

Watch the first trailer for 'Bombshell', based on the Fox News scandal.Credit: Lionsgate

The first trailer for the Oscar-tipped drama Bombshell has been released.

The filmtells the story of the women who brought down Fox News boss Roger Ailes and gives audiences a first look at Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson and Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly.

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"Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time: Fox News, and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it," the film's synopsis states.

In 2016, former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Ailes - and the CEO was forced to resign after several more women came forward with allegations.